Snorkel Blue Color

#034f84

Snorkel Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #fcb07b
Complementary Color #843702
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.47% (better contrasting with white)
Snorkel Blue Color Sample
Snorkel Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #034f84

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Snorkel Blue Color. The Teal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prussian Blue (#003366) for more energetic effect. Try Night Dive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#843702 is the best complementary color to Snorkel Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #034f84 complementary color is Peru Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Venice Blue are #028478 and #020e84. Thus found on the left and right of #034f84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Snorkel Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Snorkel Blue palette consists of #847802 and #84020e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#843702). Try Olive and Red Devil colors in combination with #034f84, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #034f84 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Snorkel Blue. Thus Limeade and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Snorkel Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #034f84 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Snorkel Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#843702) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84024f and #028438.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #034f84 is made of 1% red, 37% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode Snorkel Blue has a hue angle of 204.65°, a saturation of 95.56% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #034f84 is made of 50.58% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #034f84
RGB Decimal rgb(3,79,132)
RGB Percentage 1%, 37%, 62%
CMYK 50.58, 20.78, 0, 48.24
HSL hsl(204.65,95.56%,26.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.65,97.73%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.43,0.8174,-35.3788)
XYZ xyz(6.9984,7.2773,22.8656)
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